# How to read elasticsearch snapshots stored in hdfs **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 11, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-elasticsearch-snapshots-stored-in-hdfs/194757 "2019-08-11T18:35:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Atul\_Srivastava](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/atul_srivastava/32/52073_2.png) [@Atul\_Srivastava](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Atul_Srivastava)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-elasticsearch-snapshots-stored-in-hdfs/194757/1 "2019-08-11T18:35:56Z")
Hi, I am currently backing up my elasticsearch data to hdfs using curator and the repository-hdfs plugin. Is there a way I can query the snapshots stored in hdfs using hive? ---
**Author:** ![theuntergeek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/theuntergeek/32/44961_2.png) [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-elasticsearch-snapshots-stored-in-hdfs/194757/2 "2019-08-11T18:52:12Z")
> [@Atul\_Srivastava](#): > > Is there a way I can query the snapshots stored in hdfs using hive? No. A snapshot is a collection of Lucene segments associated with the indices you snapped. Only Elasticsearch can read snapshot data, and only when it’s been restored as an index. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-elasticsearch-snapshots-stored-in-hdfs/194757/3 "2019-09-08T18:52:13Z")
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